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William Shakespeare

This is the most important person of the entire book, though he is now deceased. He was a renowned playwright and is widely considered the greatest dramatist of all time.

John Shakespeare

This person was the father of the person the book is about. He lost his financial and social standing.

Mary Arden

This was the mother of the book’s most important person. While she was known to have come from an aristocratic family of well-to-do financial means, her personality and character traits are left unexplored in the book.

Elizabeth I

This person was the reigning queen of England while the most important person in the book lived and worked. Although quick to express her opinion on theatrical works of the time, she was generally a supporter of the most important person and his work.

Edmund Campion

This man was a devoted priest of the...

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